DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY 5000-9998.11›CHAPTER 9.3. Home Inspectors 7195-7199

§ 7196

California Business and Professions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

It is the duty of a home inspector who is not licensed as a general contractor, structural pest control operator, or architect, or registered as a professional engineer to conduct a home inspection with the degree of care that a reasonably prudent home inspector would exercise.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 338, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

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